William Gladstone’s descendants to apologise for household’s half in slave commerce

Aug 20, 2023 at 12:42 AM
William Gladstone’s descendants to apologise for household’s half in slave commerce

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he household of Victorian-era prime minister William Gladstone are attributable to journey to the Caribbean to apologise for the historic half an ancestor performed within the slave commerce.

William, who was Liberal prime minister on 4 events within the nineteenth century, was son of John Gladstone – one of many largest slave homeowners within the British West Indies.